Abri Reverdit

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The Reverbit Shelter is a rock shelter located in the municipality of Sergeac, in the valley of the Vézère, Dordogne. Occupied during the Upper Paleolithic, it is distinguished by the presence of a carved frieze dated from the Magdalenian.

History: The site was discovered in 1878 by Alain Reverdit. In the same year, he carried out the first excavations, M. Féaux and M. Hardy carried out their own research the following year, M. Castanet in 1909, L. Didon and Denis Peyrony in 1910 and F. Delage between 1911 and 1914. The latter discovers 19 carved blocks. However, it was not until 1923 that the bas-relief of the voute was identified by Mr. Castenet. A partial survey was conducted and published the same year by Abbé Henri Breuil. Louis Capitan and Denis Peyrony quickly made the expertise and obtained the site's classification as a historic monument in 1924. The same year a wall was built to completely close the shelter. General publication of the site was carried out in 1935 by F. Delage, who had completed the survey of the bas-relief in 1927. A new sketch, probably made from a photo, was published in 1965 by André Leroi-Gourhan. The last search operation...